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Why Millennials Join Associations and What Associations Can Do to Keep Them

Association Adviser

Despite popular sentiment that millennials are disinterested in joining traditional professional associations, young people are uniquely positioned to benefit from association membership in important ways. Don’t make the mistake of lumping all millennials together or thinking they’re not joiners. .

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Attracting Millennials: Are you thinking age-appropriately?

Association Adviser

Attracting millennials to your association requires thinking about the different life stages they are living through – and marketing to them appropriately. A lot of articles out there dispense quick advice about how to attract millennials to your association’s membership: reach them on social media! Younger vs. Older Millennials.

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The Young Professional – Tracking down the Future Leaders of Your Association

Association Adviser

Part 4 of our 2017 Association Communications Benchmarking Study series. This year, more than 50 percent of associations said that engaging young professionals is one of their Top 5 communication challenges. With so many distractions, young professionals today could benefit from focused communication. We wholeheartedly agree.

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The Problem With Millennials & Fundraising

Achieve

I’ve heard many nonprofit professionals label Generation Y or Millennials (born 1980-2000) as a generation of slacktivists (slacker + activists) – great for sharing information about a cause on Twitter or helping YouTube videos go viral, but other than that, useless to fundraising and development. I reject this label. One example is.

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Report: Millennials Value Face-to-Face Meetings More Than You Think

Associations Now

Despite what you’ve read about millennials and the impending decline of the meetings industry, a new report by the Meetings Mean Business Coalition found that this generation understands the importance of in-person events. Millennials want to meet and engage in new ways, according to the report.

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The World of Opportunities for AMCs: A YM Perspective

YourMembership

In early 2000, we were focused on state and local chapter associations, which we viewed as being underserved by the association management software (AMS) providers of the day. This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting. Generational Pressures.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.22.19

Reid All About it

Did you know that 23% of web accessibility related litigation and settlements since 2000 happened in the last five years? Does your organization need an innovative approach to membership growth, sponsorship sales, communications, or your advocacy and public affairs efforts? More info/register. Host: Personify. Tue 3/26 at 12:30 p.m.

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